I will start off by saying today was much better than yesterday. I wasn't tempted ONCE today to call a parent. The kids seemed to get my message yesterday and today was much better.
1st period - Dance
2nd period - Reading Groups. The groups have to finish their books by FRIDAY! They had to look at where they are and where they need to be by Friday, and decide how much to read each day and even for homework to finish by Friday. The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory group read pages 102-124. Another one of the kids is gone. Veruca Salt showed she was a bad nut and was dumped by the squirrels. Her parents followed her right down the trash tube. We are almost done with our book and the kids have really enjoyed it.
3rd/4th Periods we worked on our new book "The Birchbark House". We are taking turns reading it as a guided group reading and independent reading. The book has a lot of Native American words and names so it is challenging. So we are taking our times and doing a lot of discussion and talk about what we are reading. We did a lot of reviewing and using the text to support our thinking. That is what is going to help them the most. Read, Think, Write, Discuss! We hoped to read chapters 3 and 4 today, but we were only able to get chapters 3 done. Then we did a little excercise looking at synonyms and antonyms. We then did a little editing practice by looking for errors in two sentences. We ended by discussing the steps of writing a an opinion piece:
1st period - Dance
2nd period - Reading Groups. The groups have to finish their books by FRIDAY! They had to look at where they are and where they need to be by Friday, and decide how much to read each day and even for homework to finish by Friday. The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory group read pages 102-124. Another one of the kids is gone. Veruca Salt showed she was a bad nut and was dumped by the squirrels. Her parents followed her right down the trash tube. We are almost done with our book and the kids have really enjoyed it.
3rd/4th Periods we worked on our new book "The Birchbark House". We are taking turns reading it as a guided group reading and independent reading. The book has a lot of Native American words and names so it is challenging. So we are taking our times and doing a lot of discussion and talk about what we are reading. We did a lot of reviewing and using the text to support our thinking. That is what is going to help them the most. Read, Think, Write, Discuss! We hoped to read chapters 3 and 4 today, but we were only able to get chapters 3 done. Then we did a little excercise looking at synonyms and antonyms. We then did a little editing practice by looking for errors in two sentences. We ended by discussing the steps of writing a an opinion piece:
- Read the Prompt
- What is it asking you to do!!!
- Skim the text
- What opinion can I make based on the text I just read
- Weigh the evidence
- Based on what the text says, what can I decide
- Write an opinion statement
- based on the text,
- I believe...
- In my opinion...
- Cite evidence and EXPLAIN how that evidence supports your opinion!
We spent all of 5th period and most of 7th period going over lesson 4.8 in math. It was on using partial quotients to solve division problems. Students were taught to use the number talk method of looking for friendly numbers to 'subtract' or 'divide' out using partial quotients. Then when they have done this until they have reached zero, they add these partials up to get the answer. It took a long time to get them thinking like mathematicians again. It was very clear that some have been practicing their math facts (multiplication and division) and others have not. Please, take 10 minutes a night to do flash cards with your students. It will make a huge difference. It was also clear that some students need more practice with subtraction.
6th period was lunch.
7th period we did more review, checked our progress, and assigned homework before cleaning up to go home.
Homework:
- Writing - Write an opinion about a character from chapter 3. Use at least 2 details directly quoted from the text to support your opinion about the character. Explain how your details support your opinion. (will share on the document camera tomorrow - must see OPINION, 2 Details, Explanation!
- Math - Practice Book 4.8 (MUST SHOW WORK!)
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